Houston lost one of its rap icons Jan. 30 with the death of Swishahouse co-founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts. Instrumental in helping to popularize DJ Screw's "chopped and screwed" as Houston's ...

Michael "5000" Watts, a founder and CEO of the Houston rap collective Swishahouse, died Jan. 30, his family confirmed.

Michael "5000" Watts, the co-founder of Swishahouse and widely regarded as one of the greatest Southern hip-hop DJs of all time, has died.

At a pre-Grammy event celebrating Black music’s cultural power, Pharrell Williams used the Recording Academy stage to deliver a prayer — not for himself, but for U.S. leaders.